summer living

It's almost here (somedays) & gone the next... but, summer is coming!

I love the soft colour palette and subtle patterns of this Summer house in Sweden. It is so warm and welcoming and the contrast of the last home we posted in style and theme.

 Created by Andreas and Amelia Lönngren Widell

Images and source via http://www.79ideas.org/2012/07/summer-house-in-sweden.html

Colour + Style + Summer

I wasn't intending to blog this today, but I just couldn't resist posting it when I saw it. It is perfect for summer and love the combination of brave colours and prints they have combined together!

This is a beach house designed by Mona Ross Berman that I discovered over at a the lovely blog House of fifty. The colours, design and the fact its a beach house makes me long for even more. Maybe it´s the longs days I am behind my desk at the office that i need some time out. I do not want to bother you with my thoughts, I am thanking god that I have a very successful business here in Spain, even if I can´t speak for everyone here in Spain, but I am also making long days here, to make sure everything goes and stays well. I am going to print these images and hang them near my desk. I have a pinboard with all things I want to set as a goal and reach in my life. If you visualize them and work hard for it, you can realize it. 

Even the goyard bag is a part in the decoration

How about that view? I can see myself having breakfast eating cereals...

love

Ikea make over!

So, with the new Ikea catalogue out I think it is the perfect time for a little sprucing of my bedroom. Nothing too drastic, I would just like a few new items that will help create a different vibe and a cooler feel for summer and spring.

Background info: Currently

• my walls are white
• I have one feature wall which is dark grey
• my desk has white legs and a mirror top
• my cupboards a white
• white bedspread

It's a really nice blank canvas.

Here is what I am thinking after looking at the Ikea catalogue, it's going to be fun deciding on the day!

Neutral tones and a hit of print, which leaves space for some colour!

You can have a look through the Ikea catalogue online or in their new and improved ipad app!

Feel free to leave comments just below or even on the Facebook page on how you think I can improve my selections.

https://www.facebook.com/designformfunction 

Beau lifestyle apartment

Born in Holland, living in Spain, loving the United States, England and France. Often you can find Miss Beau Lifestyle searching flea markets for vintage things, who need a little tlc to become that unique piece of decoration. Miss Beau Lifestyle also likes modern designs, and believes the best way is to mix and match cheap DIY with expensive design. Miss Beau Lifestyle enjoys sharing her inspiration, passion and finds with her readers through her blog and to demonstrate how her small apartment transformes little by little into the families's beloved home.

"This is it, the painting is finally dry, and mounted on the wall.These are the images of our little apartment that I wanted to share with you. If you read my blog you might recognize the things in the apartment that I posted about. There are still things I want to undertake in our apartment, but for the moment it's done.

Please let me know what you think and I am happy to tell you where I found/ bought the things in our apartment. I would like to thank you, for being part of this wonderfull world called blogging. It has been a huge inspiration for me."

13-02-2012 update: Baby Matteo´s nursery

 

http://beaulifestyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/beau-lifestile-apartment.html